In the Odessa region estimated losses from bad weather January 16-21Photo: spasvisual.com

It was damaged more than a thousand transmission towers, which led to a blackout of almost 600 settlements

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In Odessa region the January storm caused losses to the region for more than 47.8 million UAH. This was announced on February 12 during a meeting of the Commission on questions tekhnogenno-ecological safety and emergency situations of the Odessa regional state administration, reports UNIAN.

In particular, according to the Chairman of the Odessa regional state administration Maxim Stepanov, talking about natural phenomena (wind storm, snowfall, ice) that took place in the Odessa region in the period from 16 to 21 January, which experts described as “extraordinary”.

Now in the districts and in regional administration has completed the assessment of the damages, found that they exceeded the 47.8 million UAH.

The largest share of damages – damage to transmission towers. Due to heavy gusts of wind, their number has reached 1750, which led to massive power blackouts in the settlements.

As noted by Stepanov, to minimize the effects of bad weather additionally approved a set of measures. First of all it concerns the modernization of the electric grid.

“The issue is very serious and requires a solution. Thus, provision of diesel generators of hospitals and social facilities provided, including in the district budgets. Another two important aspects: development of the transportation and sustainability of mobile communication”, – said Stepanov.

The necessary measures were discussed during the work of the regional staff concerning the weather, and will now officially approved and accepted for execution.

The action plan is to be approved at the next Commission meeting.

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Recall due to January’s bad weather in the Odessa region was damaged more than thousands of supports of overhead transmission lines, which led to a blackout of almost 600 settlements. For example, the city of Izmail were left without water, electricity and heating, Vilkovo Kiliya district almost a week was without electricity and heat, in a very difficult situation there were inhabitants of the cities of kealia, Artsyz and others.

So heavy snowfall with heavy wind in the Odessa region has not been observed since 1975.